Right-sided diverticulitis mimics appendicitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gilmore, Thomas ^a   Jordan, Charlton ^a   Edelstein, Elisabeth ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; acute disease; appendicitis; colonic diseases; diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT SIDED DIVERTICULITIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872332026     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.035     Document Type: Article

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